The Technomancer

Settings Recommendations

For The Technomancer, the measured frame rates across the four presets reveal a clear sweet spot. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 138.8 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays. However, the jump from High to Ultra costs roughly 40 FPS (179.5 to 138.8), a significant drop for visual gains that may be marginal in a 2016 Action RPG. The Medium preset at 213.4 FPS offers a massive headroom, but High at 179.5 FPS strikes the best balance: it keeps frame rates high enough for competitive play while retaining most of the visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the High preset maintains 119.1 FPS, which is ideal for 120Hz monitors. Ultra drops to 92.6 FPS, which is still playable but not optimal for high-refresh panels. Medium hits 137 FPS, giving users a buffer, but High’s 119.1 FPS is the recommended choice for a locked 60 FPS or near-120 FPS experience without sacrificing too much detail. At 3840x2160, the situation changes drastically. High produces 62.8 FPS, just above the 60 FPS console-style target. Medium delivers 74.5 FPS, providing a more comfortable margin, while Ultra falls to 50.3 FPS, which is below the ideal smoothness threshold.

The data suggests that High settings are the universal recommendation across all resolutions. At 1080p and 1440p, it provides frame rates that exceed or meet high-refresh expectations. At 4K, it barely maintains 60 FPS, but Medium is a safer bet if you prefer a higher frame rate over visual polish. Low settings, while hitting 272.2 FPS at 1080p and 99 FPS at 4K, are only advisable for esports-style play or extreme frame rate chasing, as the visual downgrade is substantial.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the primary driver of frame rates in The Technomancer, and its memory configuration plays a pivotal role. With 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, the card offers 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This is ample for a game from 2016, which was designed around much older console hardware. The card’s base clock of 2310 MHz and boost clock of 2610 MHz, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, provide the raw compute headroom needed to push high frame rates.

The benchmark results show that the GPU scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 272.2, indicating the CPU (AMD Ryzen 5 7600) may be starting to become a limiting factor, but the GPU still has massive headroom. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 50.3, showing that the GPU is now the clear bottleneck. The RTX 4070 Ti’s 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 60 RT cores are more than sufficient for this game’s DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) feature set, but the game’s age means it does not heavily utilize ray tracing or tensor cores.

The card’s 285 W TDP and suggested 600 W PSU are standard for this performance tier. The 12 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor at any tested setting; even at 4K Ultra, the game does not appear to exceed this capacity based on the measured FPS stability. The GPU’s percentile rank of 85 versus all GPUs confirms it sits well above the mainstream, but its nearest rivals—such as the Intel Arc A730M with a deltaPct of -1.5%—show that performance parity is close in synthetic benchmarks. In this game, however, the RTX 4070 Ti’s driver maturity and raw rasterization power (evidenced by a Passmark G3D score of 31624) ensure it handles the load effectively.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 180th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places it in the top 11% of all configurations, a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The data indicates that this combo is well-balanced for this title, with the GPU taking the lead in most scenarios.

To contextualize the CPU’s contribution, the Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores 26574 with a deltaPct of 0.2%, meaning the 7600 is essentially tied with a previous-gen flagship in synthetic tests. In gaming, the 7600’s single-thread score of 999 in 3DMark and 3246 in Cinebench R23 single-core are strong, but the GPU still dominates the workload in The Technomancer.

The combo rank of 180 suggests that while this pairing is excellent, there are many combos with faster GPUs (like the RTX 5090 Mobile, which scores 45152 in GPU benchmarks) that outperform it. However, the RTX 4070 Ti’s rank of 85th percentile versus all GPUs, and its close deltaPct to the RTX 5090 Mobile (-0.6%), shows that the GPU is not a weak link. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads at 5.10 GHz boost are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, as evidenced by the 272.2 FPS Low result, but the combo’s rank is ultimately dictated by the GPU’s ceiling at higher resolutions.

Overall, this combo is a top-tier choice for 1440p gaming and a capable 4K performer, ranking in the top 11% of all tested configurations in this specific game.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 60 FPS or higher?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 119.1 FPS, and even Ultra hits 92.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, High achieves 62.8 FPS, just above 60 FPS, while Medium offers 74.5 FPS for a safer margin.

Q: How does the CPU's synthetic performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D’s 26574, and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900K’s 26546.

Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM on the RTX 4070 Ti sufficient for The Technomancer at 4K?

A: Yes, the measured FPS at 4K Ultra is 50.3 FPS, and the game does not show signs of VRAM limitations based on the stable performance. The 12 GB GDDR6X with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is more than enough for this 2016 title.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: The Low preset averages 272.2 FPS, while Ultra averages 138.8 FPS. This represents a drop of 133.4 FPS, or roughly half the frame rate, when moving to the highest settings.

Q: How does the GPU's benchmark score compare to its closest rival?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 44900, which is 0.6% lower than the RTX 5090 Mobile’s 45152, but 1.6% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 580’s 44195.

Q: Does the combo rank in the top 10% of all tested configurations?

A: Yes, it ranks 180th out of 1656 combos, which places it in the top 10.9% of all tested combinations for this game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable decline as resolution increases, but the rate of decline reveals the limiting component. At 1920x1080 High, the combo produces 179.5 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 High, the frame rate drops to 119.1 FPS, a 33.7% decrease. At 3840x2160 High, it falls further to 62.8 FPS, a 47.2% drop from 1440p and a 65% drop from 1080p.

This pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU (AMD Ryzen 5 7600) has enough headroom to push frames, but the RTX 4070 Ti is still managing the bulk of the work. The 1080p Low result of 272.2 FPS suggests the CPU is handling the game’s logic and draw calls efficiently, but the GPU’s raw fill rate is what caps performance at higher settings.

Looking at the scaling across presets, the difference between Low and Ultra narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low (272.2 FPS) is nearly double Ultra (138.8 FPS). At 1440p, the gap is 180.5 FPS to 92.6 FPS. At 4K, it narrows to 99 FPS versus 50.3 FPS. This convergence shows that at 4K, the GPU is fully saturated, and the CPU’s influence diminishes. The pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s on the RTX 4070 Ti are being taxed heavily at 4K Ultra, resulting in the 50.3 FPS average.

In summary, the data shows a GPU-bound scenario at 1440p and 4K, with the Ryzen 5 7600 providing adequate CPU performance to avoid being a limiting factor at 1080p. The scaling from 1080p to 4K is steep, but the combo still manages playable frame rates at 4K High, making it a versatile pairing for this title.